brotherly C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships US /ˈbrʌðɚli/ UK /ˈbrʌðəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of or befitting a brother; affectionate and loyal He gave the boy some brotherly advice about staying out of trouble. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of or befitting a brother;... fraternalaffectionateloyalkindlyamicablecomradely ↔ Opposites hostileunfriendlyantagonistic Word family Derived forms brotherliness Related forms brotherbrotherhood Etymology AI details From Old English brōþorlīc, from brōþor ('brother') + -līc ('-ly'). Brother descends from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. brōþor Old English *bʰréh₂tēr Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # brotherly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbrʌðɚli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbrʌðəli/ ## Meanings 1. of or befitting a brother; affectionate and loyal ## Examples - He gave the boy some brotherly advice about staying out of trouble. ## Synonyms - fraternal - affectionate - loyal - kindly - amicable - comradely ## Antonyms - hostile - unfriendly - antagonistic ## Derived Forms - brotherliness ## Related Forms - brother - brotherhood ## Roots and Affixes - Root: brōþor - Root: *bʰréh₂tēr ## Etymology From Old English brōþorlīc, from brōþor ('brother') + -līc ('-ly'). Brother descends from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. ## AI Etymology Brotherly comes from Old English brōþorlīc, from brōþor ('brother') + -līc ('-ly'). Brother descends from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. The historical trail runs through brōþor in Old English and *bʰréh₂tēr in Proto-Indo-European. Morphologically, brotherly is transparent: it draws on Old English brōþorlīc, from brōþor ('brother') + -līc ('-ly'). Used as an adjective, brotherly now means "of or befitting a brother; affectionate and loyal", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as brotherliness and related forms such as brother and brotherhood. The modern word remains analyzable through its parts, which makes the semantic connection unusually direct. ## Topics - Family & Relationships - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown